The Berkeley Institute: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-3482813)

Dena Fehrenbacher’s $125K as Executive Director, Treasu is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dena Fehrenbacher	$125,190	$117,000	$77,137	—	—
Matthew Rose	—	—	—	$18,138	$116,184
Steven Justice	—	—	—	$20,860	$43,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Teaches and shares the core principles of reason and order for academic study.

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1 program · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The berkeley institute is committed to preparing students for positions of academic and intellectual leadership. Its programs help them achieve an integrated education and prepare themselves for academic careers through exploration of classical traditions and a sustained, open, and rigorous encounter with contemporary thought.

$257Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education INCFY2025$302K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$302K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$312K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$312K

Money outPt IX

$306K

Ln 25

Programscol B$257K

Managementcol C$49K

Owns and owesPt X

$96K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K

Total assetsLn 16$135K

LiabilitiesLn 26$39K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$312K

Total revenueLn 12$312K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$135K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149

Total assetsLn 16$135K

LiabilitiesLn 26$39K

Net assetsLn 32$96K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$89K	$135K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$493	$149
Total assetsLn 16	$90K	$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$39K
Net assetsLn 32	$90K	$96K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$159K	$119K	$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3K	$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$5K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$22K	$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13K	$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$1K	$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$7K	$5K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$336	$684
Information technologyLn 14	$976	$976
OccupancyLn 16	$60K	$60K
TravelLn 17	$431	$215	$216
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$145	$145
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$344	$258	$86
InsuranceLn 23	$5K		$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$28K	$28K	$95
Total functional expensesLn 25	$306K	$257K	$49K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$453K	$421K	$32K	$379K	990 PDF
FY2023	$387K	$377K	$10K	$347K	990 PDF
FY2022	$455K	$325K	$129K	$337K	990 PDF
FY2021	$365K	$258K	$107K	$208K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$312K	$306K	$6K	$96K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $312,500 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,503$312,500

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,503$312,500

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,286$201,361

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,341$104,890

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $358,627$306,251

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,124$6,249

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $312,500 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$312,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$312,500

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$312,500

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,251 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,388 · Management $39,796$159,184

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,000$3,000

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,760$4,760

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,585$21,585

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,832$12,832

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,166 · Management $1,165$2,331

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,919 · Management $2,478$7,397

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $336 · Management $684$1,020

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $976$976

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,695$59,695

IX-17 TravelPrograms $215 · Management $216$431

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $145$145

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $258 · Management $86$344

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,588$4,588

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,868 · Management $95$27,963

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,143 · Management $49,108 · Fundraising $0$306,251

Part X · Balance sheet $135,167 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,757$135,018

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,450$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $493$149

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,700$135,167

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,218

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,218

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,700$95,949

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,700$135,167

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,949 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$312,500

XI-2 Total expenses$306,251

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,249

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,700

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,949

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